Essay On Brownfields

There are many various effects of urban growth and suburbanisation in Blacktown including the main issues affecting the land which consist of land degradation and the other main issue of waste.

When a neighborhood is gentrified it will not only change the image of it, but also the services available there (Al-Kodmany 2011, 62-63). In other words, gentrification does not only have an impact on the physical aspect of the land, but also the resources that lie there. During the 90s, the Near West Side neighborhood located near Loop, an up-scale neighborhood, sought drastic changes within the area. The changes in racial demographics in the Near West Side indicated that the health risks that affected minorities dropped in the past decade (1992-2002) (Al-Kodmany 2011,

Its population increased by 48% within few years. The expansion of cities resulted in destroying unbuilt and farm lands to further the constructions. Landowners with land interfering with “planned residential communities” were forced to give up their lands and see them destroyed. As the author states, families such as Warnes were forced to see their family lands bought and built. Even though such intact lands are rare in the area and beneficial to the population as somewhere to connect with nature, entrepreneurs prefer the economical profit. The suburbs expand and with every new family moving in the area, more cars are purchased adding to the gridlock.

     The main focus of the story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the triumph of evil over good. A supposedly good man is tempted by evil and allows himself to be converted into a man of evil. This is much like the situation that arises in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, where two people are tempted to sin and give in thus submitting themselves to the power of the devil. In this novel, the area where the devil resides is strictly parallel to that in “Young Goodman Brown”.

A martyr is defined as a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause. To many people back in eighteen fifty-nine, this defined a man named John Brown in many ways. John Brown was a devoted abolitionist who had been important in the conflict of slavery in Kansas. In October of eighteen fifty-nine, Brown led an interracial group of men who took over a federal arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, hoping to spark a slave revolt. To his dismay, Brown and some of his followers were captured after a gunfight with federal troops. He was later tried and found guilty for murder, treason, and conspiracy. Browns actions and execution led many people to believe he was in

However through urban planning and development, solutions can be discovered and put into action to allow easier flow into urbanism. Transportation issues for example can be resolved by planning for the future of Los Angeles and by investing in the public transportation system. An example of this would be investing in bike paths, lanes, and routes so that people with low income, such as Hispanic immigrants, can travel to their locations in an easier manner through biking. An investment “to fill in gaps and complete the citywide bike plan” for this method of transportation “calls for nearly 1,700 miles of new and upgraded paths and lanes before 2035,” which can seem difficult but possible (Laura J. Nelson). Biking as a new main method of transportation “can help reduce crashes of all types and assist in reaching an ambitious new city goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2025” (Laura J. Nelson). A solution to gentrification through urban planning is to instead focus on a new method of development called Asset Based Community Development. Through this different urban revitalization process, an inside out approach is taken where development occurs by focusing on the communities’ assets and building upon them, unlike gentrification. When the community is dedicated and determined to rebuild their torn down neighborhoods, it is possible to bring new life to the neighborhood by focusing on assets such

Research questions. There is little doubt that unsafe, abandoned structures and vacant lots trigger expenditures by municipalities, either directly or indirectly, and result in lost revenue. However, less certainty exists about the relationship between crime rates and the conditions of neighborhoods as expressed by abandoned buildings and vacant lots. The research questions are: (1) Do abandoned properties actually attract criminals and contribute to social

Henry Box Brown was an African-American slave in the 1800’s. When he was young, his original slave owner had passed, and Henry was sent to work for his old slave owner’s son. As he got older he met another slave named Nancy while on an errand for his owner. Brown and Nancy wanted to get married and start a family. Later on, Brown and Nancy had three children. “Unfortunately, in 1848 Nancy and their three children were sold to a slave trader who sent them to North Carolina,” (Simkin). Brown was bemused and mournful because his owner promised to not sell his family. Questions were raised on if he should attempt an escape, and this paper will explain the benefits on why Henry Box Brown made the right decision to escape.

Growing up in East Austin, one would be accustomed to seeing rundown neighborhoods inhabited mostly by African American and Hispanic working-class families. In the past few years though, the view has drastically changed. Now brightly colored two-story homes housing affluent Caucasian families occupy the once dilapidated areas. The previously desolated lots are now the future sites of lofts and condominiums. The recent changes in East Austin are a clear sign of gentrification. Gentrification is the extremely evident process of displacement. Revitalizing a derelict neighborhood favors the entire community, not just the ones with money. However, revitalization and gentrification

Proponents of eminent domain point to the potential use of eminent domain as a component of urban renewal projects. They view eminent domain as a tool that can be used as part of urban renewal to help revitalize the economy of depressed areas by creating new jobs, building infrastructure, remedying unsafe conditions and housing, and improving the overall economic well-being of an area. For example, the construction of Minute Maid Park (a baseball stadium in Houston, Texas) “brings millions of people every year into downtown Houston, a place that had previously been a long way from being a lively 24/7 environment... Around the ballpark, developers have created loft dwellings for young professionals, old buildings have been transformed into hotels, and a new high-rise residential tower is under development” (Lewis).

During the 1960s, while the United States was going through a civil infrastructure revolution, Texas lead the way in innovative ways; creating modern marvels that would go onto to become “Wonders of the World.” Once such building in particular lead a technical revolution, here in the city of Houston. Home to several professional sports team, and later a registered as a national land mark, the Texas created Houston Astrodome was the first in what would become multi-purposed indoor sports arenas.

Brown Deer School District is located in the village of Brown Deer, five minutes north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The village population is about twelve thousand and the schools in the district roughly count about one hundred and twenty-five students per grade. The school district is smaller that district in the area but sustains a pretty diverse school. When I graduated my senior year, there was about fifty percent Black, forty percent White, and ten percent Asian and HIspanic. The problems at the schools were not necessarily racism but the “name” game. The name game is when popularity is determined by your last name and what your parents or siblings have done in the community. If your parents, or siblings, were a standout popular student or your parents are well known in the community, you were probably one of the popular people in your grade. The only way to overcome the name game is to make a name for yourself. You have to personally work harder than others to make yourself standout from other people. In regarding to the last name popularity in my case, I was the oldest child out of my family. My family moved into Brown Deer when I was one. So my parents were not as popular as other families in the community. To begin my time at Brown Deer, I had a speech problem where I was thinking to fast and could not form any words to speak. This speech impediment resulted in me starting schooling in special education. Eventually I was able to figure out how to speak well and was

When thinking about displacement and gentrification I think about the children and families that are affected. I think about the new and ever changing environment that is the city around us. But I don’t think about the trees that lined the street, or the flowers that spring up on the sidewalk ,and I definitely don’t think about the fact that only in so few lucky neighborhood do I see that, and how when I do see it , it’s a privilege and not just something everyone gets to experience. Never would I have thought about the privilege natures beauty offers in inner cities until meeting Co-Founder and Direction of The West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (WOEIP) Brian Beveridge. Brian is an advocate for community gardens and environmental justice West Oakland, even though he isn’t originally an Oakland Native.

596 Acres is a Beautiful Solution that addresses the issue of urban land use. The purpose of this initiative aims to transform fenced in vacant lots into gardens, farms, and play spaces. It uses community funds and funding from local organizations to reach out to the owners of vacant lots through emails, phone calls, letters, and notes left on the property. Since the NYC Land Community Access Program in May 2011, this initiative has created and supported other sites such as Myrtle Village Green and The Siempre Verde Community Garden on the Lower East Side. The first two vacant lots discovered were publicly owned but never developed into something for community use. The 596 team took it upon themselves to gather data on possible lots in the NYC that could be renewed and put to better use.

I woke up before my alarm. A distant square of eerie half-twilight from the window held the familiar outline of the locust tree. In the dark, I fumbled to dress without waking my parents. I slipped outside.